Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-15
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10 olasn times q tea party vas the occs-
sion OF house cieapiug - thorough u
The spfiug and fall upheAval. aud for ihs'
reason was an event Of rare occurrence
with cur grandmother.
Now a-dsys We take the stranger within
our gates With far less disturbance of TIE
hoass hold machinery. the modern tea parry
enabling the conscisu tioes housskssper 70
tAks scompsuy- q little easier. hence 10
exercise socisbiliiy and true hospitslv
more frsqusuiiy. The youpg houssksspet'
e,peelaliy Ia small towns, Is often too
fearful OF bslug criticised by Der seniors,
or perhaps by her contemporaries, II she
attempts auy form Of hospitality which
has not the old time lsvishne-s, say prodl'
rallty, which made II Impossible Tor house
ksepsfs OF moderate parses 20 entertain
more than once year.
To such the tea party abodt - b de-
seribef will come Ike boon, having TIE
f..hion 10 commend u. and no onc will be
disposed 70 quarrel with fashlon waich
h.s a. much % commend H. THIS mod
eu tea party. tAstsfally and gracefully
served achieves it, sud % bringing ffisnds
together quite a. well - The old time parry
with - LAVISH and costly display. kno"
4 wtll.bfrd little ltdy. a clefgymah's vile,
Who irs.itutsd In small country town
successful series Of afternoon teas, where
by he entertained The whole parish In the
course ofa few weeks for sam Of MONEY
whioh woui have besn barely sufficient 10
/ provide for an OH tins tea party 70 ten
guests.
Nothing 4. easier than TIE giving OF an
ansfuo1n tsa. provided The hostess OBJ
serves The simplicity Which she should IN
her bll OF fare, and does not ak more
gassts than she can readily suisfiAin, nf
len, twelve % mors ladies The hoars
are from thfcc uati tx, % ffon i1ar untll
six.
A table Il placed In The loom where The
hostess receives her guests, aud on thl' =
white tAblecioih. . brass tsiiic for bot
watsr. OF silver u'n such a. one feds 90
= bftakfast table. = tea pDi with plenty OF
ffs.h ls isavss. such rumhsr 81 cops
ant sauccfs ~ tie hos tees msy ihink De-
css.ary. q small pitch ~ OF cream, sugsr
bowl, = plate % thiu ham sandwiches cut
In thrse cofuer,d pie Gee without crust, CO
another similar plate, sporgs, LADY fnEef',
sugar wafsis 90 m,csfoOts, my form Of
eskr snail abi dainty ~ handle.
TIE hn.isss wears = simple thftroon
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honusts or glove frsqasuiy THIS mistshs
ocean. a. iir.t party, ani laiy IL en-.
b.rftsssd BY hudiog hers'lf lie osly guest
/ unrovtfsf.
Aslt does not oflsu hsprgu When Auum.
De - isil,. afs invited fuf movAhls hour
that al afrsc AZ orcs. ihe aosiess hss no
dlfitaiiy In poafirg ihs tea ard handling
The ssu0sichs. anf caks hffsslfto IN nfsi
arrivals, WHO .houi asslsi hsf ~ cordially
aiapiing thsn.eiscs . IA cIfcl n'iAnces.
roNari ths close uf To a't'fn1la ne
roo1 MAJ o. qaits Tall. a. ihs hos'sss
vii ped The AZ ~ som- dsii hstds. u.
uaiiy IN h1a,shoiis where TIE msii ~ al
safk d, Mt traia-,i - ',lf, Ole or 80 Ut
ue Eifl. thlitfsn of The hOa,c 20 an Intimate
lr.iEabor. caa be - mprs rral service 10
pAs.iug cups sni cats, rsnsSlhg TIE hot
water, etc than ,iamsy adalt
10 large cities where lAil's have tum'
bsr ~ .ach tsas ~ Aitsni Ia Que sftsfroou,
thsy r,main ouiy = short tine, Bat In
smaller iosns. where the pafpos- IL m'ie
- dfasA uvmbsf OF plsssaut people TO
geiAsf fof fcs houfs. The earliest gas's
of,sn lager with TIE a,c.i, a.ia lagh he
tea dfinklpg IL not ohscfvvi BY them more
than otcr. sometime. twice.